No End in Sight?
The Dax did not manage to pick up after a slightly negative start on Thursday and remained flat…
Ukrainian Troop Left to Die Under Fire After Being Sent on Unprepared Mission
Russia Detains Ukrainian Soldier, Accuses Him of Refusing to Lay Mines A video conversation between a Russian Defense…
No Gender Needed for Train Ticket
Gender Identity Not Required for Online Train Ticket Purchase The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in…
US Cheers as Ukraine Transit Halts!
US Supports Ukraine’s Decision to Halt Russian Gas Transit to Europe The US has backed Ukraine’s decision to…
Merz Blasts Söder’s Electric Shock to the System!
A new rift appears to be looming within the Union. As reported by the Focus, the top leaders…
A New Record!
Germany’s exports rose by 2.1% in November 2024, reaching a total of 127.3 billion euros, while imports decreased…
LA Ablaze: Biden Declares Disaster as Wildfires Rage On!
Wildfires in and around Los Angeles continue to spread. On Wednesday evening (local time), a further fire broke…
A Strategy in Crisis?
The head of the Paritätischen Gesamtverband, Joachim Rock, has called for an emergency program to combat homelessness. “The…
Germany’s Greenland Ultimatum to Trump
The South Schleswig Voters’ Association has urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to phone US President Donald Trump…
Ampel’s Industrial Blunder Exposed
SPD Chief Lars Klingbeil Admits Party’s Failures in Economic Policy SPD chief Lars Klingbeil has acknowledged his party’s…
3% of GDP?
Defense politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) has criticized Donald Trump’s demand for a 5% goal for NATO countries as…
IfW Chief’s Shocking Proposal
Economist Calls for Increased Defense Spending, Higher Retirement Age The President of the Kiel Institute of World Economics,…
Campus Crusade: Germany’s Antisemitism Czar Demands More Education
In the face of repeated pro-Palestinian activities at Berlin universities, the Federal Government’s Antisemitism Commissioner, Felix Klein, has…
SHOCKING DISCOVERY: Israeli Army Unveils Grim New Find
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) found the body of another hostage in Gaza on Tuesday. The body was found…
A Shot in the Foot?
Russia Focuses on Kursk Region Developments in Special Report” Russia’s state-owned news agency Podoljaka has dedicated a special…
Global Markets in Freefall After Trump’s Shock Claims
The Dax index slipped slightly on Wednesday. At the Xetra closing, the index was calculated at 20,330 points,…
SRF’s Fumble on Success
A PR Disaster The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG) has managed to turn a major success into a PR…
Record-Breaking Heat in 2024
The German North Sea in 2024 was as warm as never recorded since the start of the data…
Lufthansa’s Grim 2025: Fewer Jobs on the Horizon
Lufthansa to Hire Around 10,000 New Staff in 2025, a Quarter Less than Last Year. The company announced…
Syrian Refugee Walks Free After 12-Year-Old’s Rape Claims Collapse in Shocking Court Ruling
Title: Austrian Court’s Ruling on Rape Case Sparks Outrage and Questions A recent verdict in a Vienna court…
56 Parties Vie for Power!
Until the deadline for the registration of candidates on January 7, a total of 56 parties and political…
Schallenberg Takes the Reins
In Austria, Alexander Schallenberg, the ÖVP’s foreign minister, is set to take over the Chancellor’s office on an…
LA Ablaze: 10,000 Flee as Wildfire Engulfs City
A major wildfire has broken out on the California Pacific coast near Los Angeles. According to the police,…
German Retail Sales Soar in 2024!
Sales Increase by 1.3% in Real Terms and 2.7% in Nominal Terms Compared to 2023 The German Federal…
Israel Bracing for War?
Israel Should Prepare for Direct Confrontation with Turkey, Report Warns A report by the Nagel Committee, a commission…
Germany’s Austerity Dose Too Weak to Cure
The President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, does not expect a fundamental reform…
Chemistry Industry’s Dark Cloud of Uncertainty
German Chemical Industry Remains in a Gloomy State According to the Ifo Institute, the business climate in the…
German Union Warns of Disaster
The Parity Association Criticizes Union Plans to Abolish Basic Income after the Federal Election The Parity Association criticizes…
FDP’s Harsh New Rule
The FDP faction plans to introduce a work requirement for recipients of citizen’s allowance. “The charitable work obligation…
Ukraine’s Slaughter for a One-Day Headline
Ukraine’s Latest Military Push in Kursk Region Ends in Disaster On January 5, Ukrainian troops sent a column…
30,000 Requests in 2024!
Last year, a total of 28,571 requests from citizens were submitted to the Federal Archive for Stasi file…
Sondergesandter’s Kiew Visit Postponed Till After Inauguration
Trump’s Special Envoy Postpones Ukraine Trip Amid Transition US President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg,…
Will ÖVP Deal Save Austria’s Government?
After Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen entrusted the FPÖ chief Herbert Kickl with the task of…
Söder’s War on the Environment Exposed!
Bavarian Green Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter criticizes CSU chairman Markus Söder’s repeated warnings against a black-green coalition after…
Meta Erases Fact-Checkers!
Meta will no longer verify the truth of content on Instagram and Facebook through fact-checkers. Instead, the company…
Germany’s Ruling Coalition on the Brink of Collapse?
According to a recent survey by Forsa, the voter’s goodwill has slightly decreased for both the Union and…
Banned Books Battle Rages On!
After the disturbances, attacks, and numerous injuries on New Year’s Eve, the discussion on a pyrotechnic ban continues.…
Bank Hostage Drama Ends in Police Capture
Bank Hostage Situation Ends with Arrest of Suspect A dramatic hostage situation unfolded in the small town of…
EU Unemployment Rate Plateaus
EU’s Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Remains at 6.3% in November 2024 The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the…
Suspect Caught!
The hostage-taking in a bank branch in Rimbach in the Bergstraße district of southern Hesse has come to…
Clan War Erupts in Neukölln, Family Ties Revealed
New Year, Familiar Routine in Berlin’s Neukölln Neighborhood Turns into Chaos In the early evening of the first…
Germany’s CO2 Emissions Crash, EU Target in Jeopardy!
Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions have significantly decreased in the year 2024. According to preliminary numbers published by the…
Thyssenkrupp’s Crisis Averted?
In the face of Thyssenkrupp’s crisis, the Krupp heir Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach supports the transformation course…
Scholz Slams Habeck in Defense Spat
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has dismissed the demand of Economy Minister and Green party top candidate Robert…
Fed’s the Key to Higher Maternity Payouts
German Retirement Insurance responds cautiously to the CSU’s demand for adjusting the mothers’ pensions. “Around 4.45 billion euros…
Scholz Blasts Habeck’s Military Misstep
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has rebuffed the demand of Economics Minister and Green party’s top candidate Robert…
Scholz Vows to Boost State Support for Victims of Magdeburg Attack
After the attack in Magdeburg, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will advocate for more help for the affected.…
Trump’s Reports Bring Market Stability
US stock markets largely fell on Monday. At the close of trading in New York, the Dow was…
Thousands Forced Out
According to the federal government, more migrants were deported in 2024 than in the previous year. A government…
Von der Leyen Hospitalized with Pneumonia
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Contracts Severe Pneumonia, Cancels Upcoming Trips EU Commission President Ursula von…
US Congress Speaker Unleashes War on ‘Deep State’
US House Speaker Vows to ‘Demolish’ the ‘Deep State’ in 2025 Reforms During an appearance on Fox News,…
Surviving a ‘Bullet Bomb’
Berlin Sees a Chaotic and Hazardous New Year’s Eve, With Several Injured in a Rocket Explosion Berlin’s New…
BREAKING: German Minister Rejects Tougher Citizenship Rules
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has sharply rejected the Union’s demands for higher hurdles for naturalization and…
DAX Crushes 20,000 Mark Again!
The Dax index had a friendly start on Monday, but then significantly dropped by midday. By 12:30 pm,…
Europe’s New Reality Unleashed
Ukraine Stops Russian Gas Transit, EU in Disarray Ukraine has halted the transit of Russian natural gas, a…
Millions of Germans Go Virtual!
More and more Germans are using so-called augmented reality applications. According to a survey published by the IT…
‘Blue-Black’ Government on the Horizon?
Austria’s ÖVP Secretary General, Christian Stocker, has been unexpectedly chosen as the new candidate to succeed Karl Nehammer…
CSU Moves to Block Purchase with Credit Cards
The CSU group in the German Bundestag plans to introduce tough measures to make it harder for asylum…
Atom Giant Sues Over Delayed Deliveries
Russian State Nuclear Company Rosatom Plans to Sue German Siemens Over Delayed Delivery of Equipment for Turkish Nuclear…
Germany’s Firms Under the Climate Microscope
The CSU will subject climate protection measures to a “workplace check” after the Bundestag election. “In the future,…
Oxygen Deprivation in the Brain
December 23, a Swiss flight with 74 passengers and five crew members on board, bound for Zurich from…
Russia Crushes Ukraine’s Reckless Counterattack in Kursk!
Russian Forces Repel Ukrainian Counterattack in Kursk Region, Ukraine Loses Equipment and Lives Russian defense ministry announced that…
Christian Stocker Takes the Helm
After Karl Nehammer’s announced resignation as Austrian Chancellor and ÖVP leader, the party’s current general secretary, Christian Stocker,…
Kurz’s Comeback Crushed
Austrian Politics on the Brink of a Historic Shift As the ÖVP party leadership meets, it appears that…
Putin Talks Spell Doom for Ukraine?
German Politician Warns of Possible Ukraine Betrayal by Chancellor Scholz A senior CDU politician, Roderich Kiesewetter, has sparked…
Frosty Warning Spreads to Central Germany!
The German Weather Service (DWD) has expanded its frost warning to further regions of Germany. In addition to…
FROZEN TRAP: Southern Regions Bracing for Icy Slip-Ups
German Weather Service (DWD) warns of freezing rain with black ice formation in southern Germany. Mainly affected are…
The Battle for Russian Fuel is Far from Over
New Year’s Celebrations Mark a Shift in the Energy Landscape As the year began, the main event wasn’t…
AUSTRIA ROCKED: Chancellor Nehammer Quits in Shock Move
Coalition Talks Collapse, Austrian Chancellor Announces Resignation In a surprise move, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on Saturday…
The Real Winner is Not a Party, But a Surprise Donor!
German Political Donations Reach Record High Ahead of Election The German Bundestag has published a report revealing a…
Coalition Talks Collapse, Nehammer Resigns
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has declared the coalition talks between his ÖVP and the SPÖ to have failed…
AI Tycoon Warns of Tech Giants’ Monolithic Power Grab
Founder of Heidelberg-based KI startup Aleph Alpha, Jonas Andrulis, demands more efficient government action in Germany. Looking at…
FDP Paves the Way
FDP General Secretary Marco Buschmann speaks out in favor of allowing nuclear power plants to operate again in…
2025 on the Brink?
Germany’s Mid-Sized Enterprises Look Pessimistically at 2025 A recent survey by the “Welt am Sonntag” shows that Germany’s…
A Conundrum for Baerbock?
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) has said that during her visit to Syria, her first impression was…
Tech Stocks Soar as US Markets Surge
US stock markets rose on Friday. The Dow was calculated at 42,732 points, a gain of 0.8% compared…
Euro Plummets as Global Uncertainty Rises!
China’s Bond Market Sends Warning Signals of Economic Uncertainty China’s bond market has hit a record low, with…
2035: The Decisive Year for Cities
The German Association of Cities and Municipalities (DStGB) demands “a fundamental change in federal, state, and local politics”.…
Germany Lands in Trump’s Inaugural Spotlight!
The German government will be represented at the inauguration of the next US President, Donald Trump, on January…
No Coalition with SPD!
CDU’s Social Wing Warns of Coalition with SPD after German Federal Election The CDU’s Social Wing has warned…
FDP’s Bold Stance!
The FDP has rejected demands from environmental aid, the police, the German Medical Association, and environmental aid for…
Gov Vows Tough Punishment for Police Attacks
After attacks on the police and fire department on New Year’s Eve, the federal government is planning harsher…
The High Cost of a Russian Transit Stop
Ukraine’s Decision to Halt Russian Gas Transit to Europe Expected to Cost $1 Billion a Year Ukraine’s decision…
Emissions Cut in Half Since 2014!
Germany’s power generation is as CO2-light as never before, due to the increasing share of renewable energies and…
Fireworks Lobby Fights Back Against Banger Ban
The head of the Association of the Pyrotechnic Industry (VPI), Klaus Gotzen, has warned against a general ban…
UKW Goes Dark, Digital Era Arrives
New Era of Radio Broadcasting in Switzerland Comes to an End As the clock struck midnight on January…
Tesla Cybertruck Explodes in Front of Trump Hotel in Shocking Attack!
Explosion at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Driver Dead and Seven Injured A Tesla exploded in front…
A Descent into AfD Territory?
SPD Criticizes CSU’s Migration Plans as ‘Far-Reaching’ and ‘Unimplementable’ The SPD is sharply criticizing the CSU’s plans for…
‘Europe’s Winter of Discontent’?
European Gas Crisis Deepens as Ukraine Blocks Russian Supplies The crisis in the European gas market deepened on…
Ukraine’s Secret Role in Toppling Assad Revealed
Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief Suggests Kiev’s Involvement in Syrian President’s Ouster Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kirill Budanov, hinted in a…
CDU’s Mast Blasts Merz and Dobrindt in Leadership Row
SPD’s Parliamentary Business Manager, Katja Mast, Criticizes CDU and CSU Leaders’ Statements on a New Leadership Style Without…
Shocking Photos Reveal Damaged Hull of Seized Tanker!
Finnish Police Release Underwater Images of Damaged Oil Tanker, Claiming Evidence of Ship’s Anchor Damage to Undersea Cable…
‘Today Damascus, Tomorrow Jerusalem’?
Thousands March in Istanbul to Support Palestine and Protest Israeli Actions in Gaza A massive march in support…
400 Arrests in One Night
Berlin saw hundreds of people arrested at the turn of the year 2024/2025, just like the previous year.…
Burning Ambitions: Berlin Fire Department’s Mixed New Year’s Eve
Berlin Fire Brigade Draws a Chaotic New Year’s Eve Balance. In total, 1,892 calls had to be handled…
2024: The Year of Unpredictable Change?
The world has entered a new era, marked by great changes and unpredictability. The past year, 2024, was…
Russia’s Gas Grip on Europe Shattered!
Russia has, as expected, stopped its gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine as of the New Year’s turn.…
A Game-Changer for Workers?
President of the Economic Advisory Council, Monika Schnitzer, has shown open support for the introduction of a part-time…
Surprisingly Better Connected Than the Ruhr Region!
New Study Reveals Large Differences in Food Supply in German Federal States According to a recent study by…
Cop Opens Fire After Bagger Rampage
In the Baden-Württemberg district of Grünsfeld in the Main-Tauber-Kreis, a man on Tuesday stole a digger and subsequently…